Lychee Granita
Lychee Granitan is a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan dessert. This recipe makes 4 servings with 78 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat each. For 48 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals.
Cook time
45 min
Servings
4
Ingredients
6
Nutrition
per serving78 kcal
Calories
0 g
Protein
0 g
Fat
21 g
Carbs
Ingredients
For 4 servings
Instructions
- 1
Make a simple syrup by boiling 1 cup of water with 1/3 cup of sugar until it comes to a boil and there are no granules remaining. Set this mixture aside to cool to room temperature.
- 2
Make a concentrated green tea by heating 1 cup water to 170 degrees F and steeping the green tea for 3 minutes, then remove the tea leaves. Set tea aside to cool to room temperature.
- 3
In a large, deep baking dish (81
- 4
or other similar container, drain off heavy syrup from 2 cans of lychees.
- 5
Place the drained lychees in a food processor and process until the fruit is well blended, little bits of fruit will remain, which is fine.
- 6
Add blended lychees to container with heavy syrup.
- 7
After the simple syrup and green tea have cooled, add them to the container or dish with heavy syrup and blended lychees. Zest lime and lemon and set aside in a small covered bowl. Juice the lemon and lime and add to the mixture.
- 8
Place container in freezer and mix and scrape the mixture with a fork every twenty minutes or so until you get light, fluffy ice crystals.
- 9
Serve the granita in chilled bowls with fresh lychees, lime wedges, and lemon or lime zest.
